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National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)

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Regulations on Use of Water for Mining and Related Activities aimed at the Protection of Water Resources

10. Additional regulations relating to winning sand and alluvial minerals from watercourse or estuary

 

(1) No person may—
(a) extract sand, alluvial minerals or other materials from the channel of a watercourse or estuary, unless precautions are taken to—
(i) ensure that the stability of the watercourse or estuary is not affected by such operations;
(ii) prevent scouring and erosion of the watercourse or estuary which may result from such operations or work incidental thereto;
(iii) prevent damage to in-stream or riparian habitat through erosion, sedimentation, alteration of vegetation or structure of the watercourse or estuary, or alteration of the flow characteristics of the watercourse or estuary; or
(b) establish any slimes dam or settling pond within the 1:50 year flood-line or within a horizontal distance of 100 metres of any watercourse or estuary.

 

(2) Every person winning sand, alluvial minerals or other materials from the bed of a watercourse or estuary must—
(a) construct treatment facilities to treat the water to the standard prescribed in Government Notice No. R. 991 dated 26 May 1984 as amended or by any subsequent regulation under the Act before returning the water to the watercourse or estuary;
(b) limit stockpiles or sand dumps established on the bank or any watercourse or estuary to that realised in two days of production, and all other production must be stockpiled or dumped outside of the 1:50 year flood-line or more than a horizontal distance of 100 metres from any watercourse or estuary; and
(c) implement control measures that will prevent the pollution of any water resource by oil, grease, fuel or chemicals.

 

 


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